Transcontinental Closing Spot Graphics, Transferring Work to PLM Plant

WINNIPEG, CANADA—May 25, 2011—Transcontinental announced it will be closing its Transcontinental Spot Graphics printing plant by the end of December 2011. Effective immediately, 20 employees have left the plant and about 20 remain to handle the book of business in accordance with the transfer plan. In the coming months, print production at the facility will be transferred to Transcontinental PLM in Toronto, which has benefited from major investments to improve its efficiency and production capacity, particularly through the addition of highly specialized equipment.